legitimizeverb [ T ]
UK usually legitimise uk/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.maɪz/us/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.maɪz/US also legitimate formalto make something legal or acceptable:
The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent actions.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitution
- constitutional
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative
- legitimate
- passage
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- rescission
- rider
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